# R. Padmanaban

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'''R. Padmanabhan''' (1895–1983) was an Indian film director who worked in [Tamil film](/source/Tamil_film)s. One of the pioneers of the South Indian film industry, he initially started distribution of silent films and later directed and produced his own films.

==Filmography==
* ''Draupadi Vastrapaharanam'' (1934)
* ''[Kumari](/source/Kumari_(1952_film))'' (1952)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kumari-1952/article1447173.ece|title = Kumari 1952|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 12 February 2011|last1 = Guy|first1 = Randor|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706154752/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kumari-1952/article1447173.ece|archivedate=6 July 2016|accessdate=8 April 2022}}</ref>

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